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Tom Mulcair and the NDP are committed to ensuring no woman or child are turned away from a shelter when fleeing violence. Mulcair said his government will restore funding to women’s shelters and invest in affordable housing and homelessness programs if elected. This will be anchored by the NDP’s national action plan to end violence against women and girls.

CUPE’s membership is composed of 68 per cent women workers. And we represent many women’s shelter workers across the country. Violence against women is an extremely important issue for us.

The Conservative government’s record on violence against women consists of cuts and inaction: reduced funding for women’s shelters; defunding women’s research and advocacy organizations; and refusing to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.